Friday’s Field Hockey Results
App State 3, Longwood 0
Ball State 1, Saint Louis 0 (2OT)
Kent State 3, Ohio 1
No. 4 UMass 3, James Madison 0
No. 11 Miami 7, Central Michigan 0
Recaps courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments
App State 3, Longwood 0
Box Score
BOONE, N.C. — The App State field hockey team closed out the regular season in dominant fashion on Friday evening, shutting out Longwood 3-0 on Senior Day.
Morgan Hook scored the game-winner in the opening period for the Mountaineers (9-9, 5-4 MAC), while
Sarah Callery and
Baylie Phillips added insurance goals in the victory. Senior goalkeeper
Dakota Anderson anchored the defense with a five-save performance to secure her sixth shutout of the 2026 season.
How It Happened
1st: App State established an aggressive pace early, breaking through in the final minute of the opening frame. Hook stepped just inside the shooting circle and unleashed a strike past the Longwood (0-16, 0-9 MAC) goalkeeper for her second goal of the season. Anderson turned away three shots and defended a penalty corner to keep the Lancers off the board.
2nd: The Mountaineers extended their advantage midway through the second period when Callery capitalized on a scrum inside the scoring circle, slotting home a shot to double the lead. App State generated a penalty corner and forced three saves in the frame to carry a 2-0 cushion into halftime.
3rd: Both teams traded possession following the intermission. Longwood managed a shot on goal, but Anderson collected her fourth save of the day to deny the chance. App State earned a penalty corner late in the period but could not convert, maintaining its 2-0 lead entering the final frame.
4th: The Mountaineers sealed the victory in the fourth period off a set piece.
Sophia Baxter delivered an entry pass on a penalty corner to Phillips, who finished the chance for her third goal of the season. Anderson recorded her fifth save in the closing minutes to lock up the 3-0 victory in the regular-season finale.
Match Notes
Goals: App State: Callery (1), Hook (1), Phillips (1) | LU: N/A
Assists: App State: Baxter (1) | LU: N/A
Winning Goalkeeper: Dakota Anderson (9-9) — 5 saves, 0 goals allowed
Losing Goalkeeper: Sophie Mooldijk (0-16) — 7 saves, 3 goals allowed
Up Next
The No. 4-seeded Mountaineers head to Oxford, Ohio, for the MAC Field Hockey Championship, where they will face off against the No. 5 seed Kent State Golden Flashes in the opening round.
Ball State 1, Saint Louis 0 (2OT)
Box Score
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Ball State University field hockey team wrapped up its 2026 regular season in spectacular fashion on Friday afternoon, outlasting Saint Louis University in a heart-stopping, double-overtime shootout thriller at Trager Stadium. The 1-0 neutral-site victory secures a perfect weekend sweep in Louisville and extends the Cardinals' red-hot winning streak to four games to close out the year.
A grueling, defensive heavyweight battle kept both teams scoreless through 60 minutes of regulation and two full 10-minute golden goal overtime periods. Despite relentless offensive pressure from the Cardinals, Saint Louis goalkeeper grit forced the match into a dramatic penalty shootout. Ball State ultimately executed under immense pressure, winning the shootout 2-1 to seal the official game victory.
The stats tell the story of a grueling, evenly matched tug-of-war on the turf:
- Shots: Ball State edged out the Billikens 14-13 overall, with a heavy 6-shot barrage in both the fourth quarter and the first overtime period.
- Shots on Goal: The Cardinals put 7 of their 14 shots on target, while Saint Louis forced 5 shots on goal.
- Goalkeeping: Ball State goalkeeper Carleigh Hofelich and the defensive unit stood tall, making 5 crucial saves to earn the clean sheet. Saint Louis keeper countered with 7 saves.
- Penalty Corners: The Billikens held a slight 4-2 advantage in corners, but the Cardinals' defensive corner-defense unit completely neutralized the threats.
With the win, Ball State (7-11) caps off a remarkable late-season turnaround. After navigating a challenging stretch, the Cardinals found their perfect rhythm over the last two weeks, stringing together consecutive victories over Ohio (4-3), Queens (4-1), Bellarmine (2-1 in OT), and finally today's marathon against Saint Louis.
The roaring four-game win streak gives the Cardinals massive momentum to build on for next season.
Kent State 3, Ohio 1
Box Score
ATHENS, Ohio – The Kent State Field Hockey team were victorious against Ohio in the regular season finale, beating the Bobcats 3-1 on Friday afternoon.
The win was extremely important for Kent State as the Golden Flashes now finish the regular season as the No. 5-seed in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Kent State will face No. 4-seed App State in the first round of the MAC Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11:30 in the morning.
The other first round matchup in the MAC Tournament is No. 3-seed James Madison against No. 6-seed Ohio. The Dukes lost a close battle with 4
th-ranked UMass 0-3 to finish the season with a 7-2 conference record. Meanwhile, the UMass win completes the Minutewomen's undefeated conference season and their second consecutive MAC regular season championship.
Along with UMass, 11
th-ranked Miami (OH) will also be receiving a bye in the first round of the MAC Tournament.
Kent State had one of their most statistically dominant wins of the season on Friday over Ohio, outshooting the Bobcats 19-3 with a 10-2 shots on goal advantage. Meanwhile, on the defensive side,
Michaela Skinner nearly had her second shutout of the season as the Golden Flashes held the Bobcats scoreless through the first 57 minutes of the game. Ava Florence scored the lone goal for the Bobcats off a penalty corner for her fifth goal of the season. Ohio was also held to no shots on goal until four minutes into the final quarter.
The Kent State offense included three goals by three different Golden Flashes. Addie Gagnon broke the scoreless tie a minute into the second quarter off a slicing pass downfield by
Maybritt Duwel. Gagnon now has the second most goals on the team with three on the season. Duwel now leads the team with four assists. Both Duwel and Gagnon are second on the team with eight points each.
After missing a month due to injury,
Mary Kate Finnan scored her second goal of the year in just her fourth game back to the pitch. The Mullica Hill, N.J native has been insanely efficient this year with her only two shots both finding the back of the net. The goal was scored six minutes into the second quarter and was assisted by
Riley Welsch and
Alexa Knott. Welsch has three assists on the year, while Knott has two. Kent State took the 2-0 lead into the half.
Kent State completely controlled possession of the ball in the third quarter, not allowing a single Ohio shot to get off. The score was still 2-0 heading into the fourth quarter with the momentum clearly in the Golden Flashes' favor.
Just 110 seconds into the final frame,
Eva Usoz broke her single-season personal record with her 10
th goal of the season. Usoz dribbled the ball through several Bobcat defenders for half the length of the pitch before squeaking the ball behind Ohio goalkeeper Molly Schreiner.
Overall, Kent State ended the regular season with a complete team win. Over half of the Golden Flashes who played tallied a shot while the team defense was suffocating all game long.
Up Next
Kent State takes on App State on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11:30am in the first round of the MAC Tournament in Oxford, Ohio. The postseason matchup is a rematch of the Golden Flashes' regular season overtime loss to the Mountaineers.
No. 4 UMass 3, James Madison 0– The fourth-ranked University of Massachusetts field hockey team opened the scoring late in the second quarter, then added two more goals in the fourth to pick up a 3-0 win over visiting James Madison on Friday afternoon at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex.
Niamh McKenzie,
Elani Sherwood and
Neva Eisenga all scored goals while the Minutewomen held the Dukes without a shot until the third quarter. It was Senior Day and with the win, UMass clinched the outright MAC Regular Season Championship, its second consecutive regular season title.
The win improves the Minutwomen's record to 17-1 and 9-0 in conference play. The 17 regular season wins is UMass' most since the 1992 season when the Minutewomen were 18-1 heading into the postseason. Friday was also UMass' 50th win since the start of the 2024 season.
"We spoke a lot about how JMU has a very good structure," said Eisenga, who finished with a goal and assist. "They're very organized, very disciplined, so we had to move the ball a lot to be able to break them. As a team, we did a very good job of investing time and speed on the ball and eventually finding those little gaps. Eventually, Niamh scored an amazing tip-in and we converted on two corners."
The first quarter saw just two shots, both by UMass, and zero shots on goal. The Minutewomen also had the only two corners of the opening 15 minutes.
Late in the second, the Minutewomen turned a chance into the game's opening score. After a
Kristy Leonard shot was saved,
Megan Carpenter made a sensational play to get free and find McKenzie, who finished a diving goal with 2:47 until halftime. McKenzie's goal was her team-leading 19th while Carpenter's assist marked her team-leading 17th, both at or near the top of the nation in those categories.
A scoreless third quarter wasn't for a lack of chances. The Dukes held a 4-3 shots edge, with Rozárie Mrázová stopping all four of JMU's shots.
The Minutewomen turned momentum back into their favor in the fourth, holding a 4-1 shots edge. They turned a pair of penalty corners in the span of 1:04 into goals. First, the inserter
Elani Sherwood scored her second of the season on a tremendous give-and-go with Eisenga. Moments later, Eisenga fired a hard shot perfectly placed into the corner for a 3-0 advantage at the 49:04 mark, which proved to be the final.
"We talked about just moving the ball quicker," said head coach
Barb Weinberg. "JMU closes the spaces really well. When we started to be a bit more creative in our attacking third, move the ball quicker and throw the ball into the D to try to get an outcome, that's when we really found success."
Final shots were 12-5 in favor of UMass, with the Minutewomen holding a 7-3 edge in penalty corners. Mrázová made five saves across Hannah Popolis, who made three.
UMass has earned the MAC's top seed and will travel to Miami next week for the conference tournament. The Minutewomen will face the winner of No. 4 App State and No. 5 Kent State in the semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m.
"[The team has] taken things one game at a time and focused on what's important now," said Weinberg. "Now, day off tomorrow and onto training on Sunday and we'll prepare for our next opponent next Thursday."
No. 11 Miami 7, Central Michigan 0
Box Score
OXFORD, Ohio – No. 11 Miami took down Central Michigan 7-0 Friday, concluding regular-season play with their eighth conference win of the year.
Justina Intzes recorded her second career hat trick during the contest and
Malena Sabez scored twice to power Miami past the Chippewas. Miami improves to 13-4 (8-1 MAC) with the win while Central Michigan falls to 4-14 (2-7 MAC).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Seven minutes into the first quarter, Miami earned a penalty corner. After the initial shot was blocked, Intzes picked up the ball and scored to make it 1-0.
- Minutes later, Finley Payne set up MC Wolz, who scored her first goal of the season to make it 2-0.
- Kylie Coughlin inserted on a penalty corner with 20 seconds to play in the first quarter. Bet Gifra made the set and Sabez took the shot and scored her 14th goal of the season to make it a 3-0 game through one period.
- Bet Gifra salvaged a missed penalty corner in the 20th minute by firing a shot from long range and scoring to make it 4-0. Sloane Wearren assisted on the play.
- Sabez scored on another corner early in the third, also off assists from Coughlin and Gifra, to make it a 5-0 game.
- Intzes notched her second goal of the day just one minute later after another assist by Wearren.
- Midway through the third, Intzes rounded out a hat trick, this time scoring unassisted to pull Miami ahead by a seventh goal.
- The RedHawk defense put up another shutout quarter in the fourth to wrap up their final regular-season game with a 7-0 win.
MIAMI GAME NOTES:
- Intzes's hat trick marks the second three-goal performance of her collegiate career. Her previous hat trick, recorded in 2025 in Oxford, was also during a showdown with Central Michigan. She joins Sabez as the only other RedHawk with a hat trick recorded this season. The three goals came on four total shots taken (all on goal).
- Sabez put up her fourth multi-goal game of the season.
- Wolz's goal was the first of her three-year career with Miami. Payne recorded her third assist of the season on Wolz's goal.
- Coughlin, who ranks top five in the nation in assists per game, added to her team-leading assist count with three more assists.
- Gifra and Wearren each totaled two assists.
- The RedHawks put up 24 shots (18 on goal) and allowed just two (one on goal) to the Chippewas.
- Miami finished the game with 11 penalty corners and let up just two to CMU.
UP NEXT: Miami is back in action in the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championship, which they will host in Oxford beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
